Saber hanger and stabilizer



Oct. 23, 1934. F. H. 8008 SABER HAN GER AND STABILIZER Filed Sept 13, 1955 LIZZ/ I INVENTOR. 1 7% ads H5006. BY

HTTORNEY Patented Oct. 23, 1934 UNITED srATEs SABER HANGER AND STABILIZER Francis H. Boos, Fort Benning, Ga.

Application September 13, 1933, Serial No. 689,299

8 Claims.

(Granted under the act of March 3, 1883, as

amended April 30, 1928; 370 0. G."757) i This invention described herein may be manufactured and used by or for the Government for government purposes, without the paymentto me of any royalty thereon.

This invention relates to a saber hanger and stabilizer and the primary object thereof is to provide a device of this character for maintaininga saber in a substantial constant position when the user thereof is Walking or running.

Another object of my invention is to provide a saber hanger and stabilizer which is attached to a keeper on a belt in such a manner as to substantially prevent any rocking or swinging thereof on the keeper.

Still another object of my invention is to provide a saber hanger and stabilizer which is cheap to construcueasily attached to and removed from'a belt, which is not liable to get out of order and which is conductive to mass produc- 1 tion.

1 The saber hangers at present in use permitthe. saber, includingthe Scabbard therefor, to swing.

in any direction and are also attached to'the beltin'such a manner as to permit swinging of i the saber hanger from the belt, which usually results in the scabbard and saber getting be-. tween the ofiicers legs when. walking or running, thereby causing him to be tripped orin jured. In order to prevent the saber'and scab' bard from a possibility of causing the officer tobe tripped'by getting between his legs he holds his arm rigid when walking with his elbow against the saber and when running the oiiicer carriesthe scabbard in his hand..

It is therefore the aim and purpose of this invention to provide a saber hanger and stabilizer which will prevent the saber. and the scab-.'

bard therewith from-swinging which result is accomplished by causing the same to beheld in a j substantial constant position on the saber hanger and stabilizer.-

With the above and other objects and advantages in viewthe invention specifically consists in features of construction, arrangement and operation of parts whichwillhereinafter appear. For purposes of illustration the invention will be described and claimedwith. reference to the accompanying drawing in which like numbers distinguish like parts and inwhich:

Fig. 1 is a perspectiveview of my improved saber hanger and stabilizer suspended from a belt;

Fig. 2 is a front view of a detail of my improved saber hanger and stabilizer;

Fig.3 is a side View thereof;

Fig. 7 is a perspective detail view of a hangereye used in carrying out my invention; and Fig. 8 is a rear view of the link and a portion of the connecting member.

In the illustrative embodiment characterizingmy invention 1 indicates a segment of the usual officers belt to which is rigidly secured by riveting or otherwise a loop member 2. Linking with thisloop member 2 is a hanger-eye 3 having rectilinear bearing portions 4 and 5 as illustrated in Figs. 1 and"? of the drawing. A snap member 6 is detachab-ly connected to the lower bearing portion 5 of the hanger-eye 3 which is made of anysuitable material such as sheet metal and comprises a body portion 7 having its upper-end bent outwardly at right angles there'- to to form a transversely extending rectilinear bearing portion 8 and thence downwardly at an angle to the-bearing portion 8 to form a portion 9. The outwardly extending bearing portion 8- and portion 9 of" the snap 5 provides a hookmember 10. The portion 8 of the hook member 10- is adapted to rest or bear against the bearing surface 5 of said eye 3. Intermediate the ends of the snap member 6 is a pair of backwardly bent integral ears or lugs 11 perforated to receive a pintle 12 to; which is pivotally connected'one end of a tongue 13. The free end of the tongue 13 extends upwardly substantially parallel to the body portion '7 of the snap member 6 where it contacts with the inner side of the portion 9 of the hook member 10 and thenceextends outwardly at an angle thereto closely adjacent the inner side of the upper end of the body portion '7 of the snap member 6 constituting a projection 14. The upper surface of the projection 14 is flat and closely engages the lower surface of the rectilinear bearing portion 5 of the eye 3 thereby holding is adapted to enter when the tongue is pressedinwardly for attaching or detaching the snap member 6 to and from the eye 3 respectively. In order to normally hold the tongue 13 in engagement with the hook member 10 of the snap member 6 a suitable spring 16 is provided on thesnap member. By causing the transversely extending bearing portion 8 of the hook member 10 to be firmly seated on the fiat upper side of the bearing portion 5 of the eye 3 and also by the projection 14 of the tongue 13 abutting against the lower flat side of said bearing 5 when the snap member 6 is attached to the eye 3 the complete assembly is held in a substantially constant position and consequently any rocking thereof on the eye is prevented. Pivotally connected to the pintle 12 is a member 17 to which a suitable chain 13 may be suspended. A shield 19 may be provided on the back of the eye 3 if desired as illustrated in Fig. 1 of the drawing, said shield 19 being attached to the belt 1 in any suitable manner, as by rivets 20. On the lower end of the snap member 6. is an upwardly bent hook 21 having a vertically extending thickened portion 22 on its lower end portion to which is detachably connected a retainer link '23 of a scabbard supporting means. The link 23 is substantially key-hole shaped, beingprovided with an opening 24 on the lower portion 25 thereof and a contracted longitudinal extension 26 on its upper portion. The contracted extension 26 of the link 23 is made of a uniform width throughout its length to provide parallel sides 27 which are adapted to gengage or bear against the outer sides of the thickened portion 22 of the hook 21 when the link 23 is attached thereto, thereby preventing the scabbard supporting means from rocking on the snap member 6. The lower end of the contracted extension 26 of the link where it converges into the lower portion 25 thereof terminates at the bottom edge of the hook 21 with the lower portion 25 of the 1ink23 extending downwardly from the 'hook'21 and in substantial alignment therewith. The scabbard supporting means comprises an arm member '28 which is provided for connecting the link 23 thereof to an attaching member 29 secured to a scabbard 30 having a saber 31 mounted therein. The upper end of the arm member 28 of the scabbard supporting means is provided with extensions 32 which are fixably secured to the link23 preferably at the right side thereof by means of a pin 33 or the like as shown in Fig. 1 of the drawing. r

The attachment member 29 is provided with a horizontal projecting portion 34 having a ring 35 connected thereto at one end and a securing portion 36 on its other end which is shaped to conform to the outer periphery of the scabbard 30.

The arm member 28 of the scabbard supporting means extends downwardly at a suitable angle to the link 23 for causing the scabbard 30 together with the saber 31 mounted therein to assume a suitable position from the belt after the saber scabbard is attached to the hanger and is provided with a pair of integral fixed jaws 37 on the lower end thereof that project outwardly one above the other from the bottom of the body portion 38 of the arm member 28 and are adapted to fit against certain sides of the projecting portion 34 of the attachment member 29 where they are held in place on the projecting portion 34 by any suitable means such as by the pin 39.

Assuming that the scabbard 30 has been provided with the scabbard supporting means including the attachment member 29 having the link 23 connected thereto by means of the arm member 28 and it is desired to attach the scabbard 30 to the snap member 6, the scabbard 30 together with the saber 31 when mounted therein is grasped by the hand and hung on the hook 21 thereof by means of the link 23, the contracted end 26 of the link 23 fitting on the hook and engaging the outer sides of the thickened portion 22 thereof, thereby preventing the scabbard supporting means together with the scabbard 30 connected thereto from swinging when the officer is walking or running. To remove the scabbard 30 and saber 31 when mounted therein from the snap 6, it is merely pulled upwardly to release the link 23 of the scabbard supporting means for the hook 21.

It will thus be seen that I have provided a highly novel and efiicient form of saber hanger and stabilizer which is well adapted for all the purposes designated. Even though I have herein described my invention as comprising certain structural elements it is nevertheless to be understood that changes may be made therein without departing from the spirit or scope of my invention.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new and wish to secure by Letters Patent is: r

1. A saber hanger and stabilizer comprisingsupporting means, means to be secured to a saber scabbard and intermediate means connecting said scabbard securing means and said first mentioned means, said intermediate means being detachably fixed to said supporting means for holding said intermediate means in a rigid position thereon.

2. A saber hanger and stabilizer comprising supporting means, means to be secured to a saber scabbard and intermediate means connecting said scabbard securing means and said first mentioned means, said intermediate means adapted to hold said scabbard securing means and scabbard in a fixed position on said first mentioned means, said scabbard securing means including a projection and a retainer link con nected thereto.

3. A saber hanger and. stabilizer comprising supporting means, means to be secured toa saber scabbard and intermediate means connecting said scabbard securing means and said first mentioned means, said intermediate means'adapted to detachably hold said securing means and scabbard in a fixed position thereon, said scabbard securing means including a projection and having a retainer link connected thereto, .said' retainer link being substantially keyhole shaped.

4. A saber hanger and stabilizer comprising supporting means, means to be secured to a saber scabbard and intermediate means connecting said scabbard supporting means and said first mentioned means, said intermediate means adapted to hold said scabbard securing means and scabbard in a fixed position thereon, said scabbard securing means including aprojection, a retainer link and an arm member connecting said link to said securing means.

5. A saber hanger and stabilizer comprising supporting means, means to be secured to a saber scabbard, intermediate means connecting said scabbard securing means and said .first mentioned means, said intermediate means adapted to hold said scabbard securing means and scabbard in a fixed position thereon, said intermediate means comprising a loop connected to said supporting means, an eye provided with rectilinear bearing portions suspended from said loop and a snap member suspended from said eye, said snap member having an upwardly bent hook on the lower end thereof.

6. A saber hanger and stabilizer comprising supporting means, means to be secured to a saber Scabbard, said securing means including a retainer link, intermediate means connecting said Scabbard securing means and said first mentioned means, said intermediate means compris ing a loop connected to said supporting means, a rectilinear eye suspended from said loop, said eye having rectilinear bearing portions on the upper and lower ends thereof and a snap member suspended from said eye, said snap member having a backwardly bent hook on the top thereof providing rectilinear bearing surfaces adapted to fit against certain sides of the rectilinear bearing portion on the lower end of said eye for detachably connecting it to said eye and holding it in a fixed position thereon and a forwardly bent hook on the bottom of said snap member for detachably connecting said link of said scabbard securing means thereto, said last mentioned hook on said snap member having means provided thereon for detachably holding said scabbard securing means and scabbard in a fixed position thereon.

7. A saber hanger and stabilizer comprising supporting means, means to be secured to a saber scabbard, and intermediate means connecting said Scabbard securing means and said first mentioned means, said intermediate means including a hook provided with means for holding said scabbard securing means and scabbard in a fixed position thereon.

8. A saber hanger and stabilizer comprising supporting means, means to be secured to a saber scabbard including a key hole shaped retainer link, intermediate means connected to said scabbard securing means and said first mentioned means, said intermediate means comprising a loop connected to said supporting means, a rectilinear eye suspended from said loop and having rectilinear bearing portions on the upper and lower ends thereof, a snap member suspended from said eye, and said snap member having a backward bent hook on the top thereof providing rectilinear bearing surfaces adapted to bear against certain of said bearing portions of said eye for holding said snap member in a fixed position thereon, a tongue pivotally connected to said snap member, said tongue having a projecting portion thereon adapted to bear against another bearing portion of said eye, a forwardly bent hook on the lower end of said snap member, said hook having a vertically extended thickened portion thereon, said retainer link of said scabbard securing means adapted to fit on said thickened portion of said hook for holding said scabbard securing means and scabbard in a fixed position thereon.

FRANCIS H. 3008. 

